acem Posted August 3 Share Posted August 3 59 minutes ago, augercreek said: Diamond tools were made in my home town Duluth Mn. Iknow a lot of the people that worked there. They got bought out and moved to SC. I worked for Potlatch back in the early 90s and was in Duluth many times ony way to Cloquet. I met some diamond employees while up there. But mostly I enjoyed looking at them as a kid when at the co-op. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sledgehammer Posted August 3 Share Posted August 3 And the logos that went along with these brands were sometimes very distinct like the Keen Kutter saw tooth design. I took pics of a few. Some just names and others were logos. All are gone except the last one 😊 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirt_Floor_Poor Posted August 3 Share Posted August 3 Isn’t Belknap a brand that Napa uses or used to use? I remember it from years ago, but the local one calls their tool line Carlisle now. I haven’t seen it in a while that I can think of. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sledgehammer Posted August 3 Share Posted August 3 4 minutes ago, Dirt_Floor_Poor said: Isn’t Belknap a brand that Napa uses or used to use? I remember it from years ago, but the local one calls their tool line Carlisle now. I haven’t seen it in a while that I can think of. There was a Balkamp or Belkamp I think at one time. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirt_Floor_Poor Posted August 3 Share Posted August 3 4 minutes ago, Sledgehammer said: There was a Balkamp or Belkamp I think at one time. Yes, I believe you are right. That’s what I was thinking of. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lotsaIHCs Posted August 3 Author Share Posted August 3 1 hour ago, Dirt_Floor_Poor said: Yes, I believe you are right. That’s what I was thinking of. Napa, at one time, had Blackhawk and Evercraft. I have some of each. They are decent tools. I think Balkamp was their equipment line, like lube equipment, grease and oil pumps etc. I've had some Utica tools also. The plier in the earlier pics look about identical to a pair of Channellock pliers I have. Did Utica become Channellock or did they just share a common design? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sledgehammer Posted August 3 Share Posted August 3 3 minutes ago, lotsaIHCs said: Napa, at one time, had Blackhawk and Evercraft. I have some of each. They are decent tools. I've had some Utica tools also. The plier in the earlier pics look about identical to a pair of Channellock pliers I have. Did Utica become Channellock or did they just share a common design? I I know that is a common design for pliers with Mac, Chan-nel-lock, and Herbrand for sure besides Utica. The Utica shear type wire cutter is different though. It is setup more like a set of hawk bill fencing pliers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lotsaIHCs Posted August 3 Author Share Posted August 3 8 minutes ago, Sledgehammer said: I I know that is a common design for pliers with Mac, Chan-nel-lock, and Herbrand for sure besides Utica. The Utica shear type wire cutter is different though. It is setup more like a set of hawk bill fencing pliers. The wire cutter is what I noticed was the same between the Utica and Channellock. I also have an old Craftsman with that wire cutter but the overall design of the pliers is different with the Channellock being more angular and the Craftsman being rounded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stronger800 Posted August 3 Share Posted August 3 Utica Tools we’re made in Utica NY? I’ve worked in Utica for 24 years . Never new that. I have a Utica Cutlery knife and I’ve seen a old building with the (now gone) sign on it, but I’ve not seen a Utica Tool building. I was in Jamestown last year and noticed the signs that said “Home of the channel locks” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sledgehammer Posted August 3 Share Posted August 3 3 minutes ago, lotsaIHCs said: The wire cutter is what I noticed was the same between the Utica and Channellock. I also have an old Craftsman with that wire cutter but the overall design of the pliers is different with the Channellock being more angular and the Craftsman being rounded. I’d say everyone was copying everyone at one point. Maybe a person could have chosen the style of cutter at one point? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sledgehammer Posted August 3 Share Posted August 3 3 minutes ago, stronger800 said: Utica Tools were made in Utica NY? I’ve worked in Utica for 24 years . Never new that. I have a Utica Cutlery knife and I’ve seen an old building with the (now gone) sign on it, but I’ve not seen a Utica Tool building. I was in Jamestown last year and noticed the signs that said “Home of the channel locks” Yes sir. They made several knives during WW2 also along with a lineman’s kit for military issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KWRB Posted August 3 Share Posted August 3 22 hours ago, farmall666 said: WILLIAMS..VERY GOOD INDUSTRIAL TOOLS Originally made in NYC! Can you imagine that? And they were a really cool progressive company. They instituted a lot of firsts there, for industrial companies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KWRB Posted August 3 Share Posted August 3 9 minutes ago, stronger800 said: Utica Tools we’re made in Utica NY? I’ve worked in Utica for 24 years . Never new that. I have a Utica Cutlery knife and I’ve seen a old building with the (now gone) sign on it, but I’ve not seen a Utica Tool building. I was in Jamestown last year and noticed the signs that said “Home of the channel locks” Jamestown is home of Crescent. Channellock is from Meadville (Meadeville?), PA. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lotsaIHCs Posted August 3 Author Share Posted August 3 24 minutes ago, Sledgehammer said: I’d say everyone was copying everyone at one point. Maybe a person could have chosen the style of cutter at one point? I'm thinking you are right. I bought my Channellock pliers from the local Cornwell dealer in the 90s. They are very similar to this pic I got off the interwebs. Called a tapered-jaw slip-joint pliers by Channellock. My favorite pliers in the toolbox at home. Next would be Cee-Tee and Diamond. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sledgehammer Posted August 3 Share Posted August 3 8 minutes ago, lotsaIHCs said: I'm thinking you are right. I bought my Channellock pliers from the local Cornwell dealer in the 90s. They are very similar to this pic I got off the interwebs. Called a tapered-jaw slip-joint pliers by Channellock. My favorite pliers in the toolbox at home. Next would be Cee-Tee and Diamond. Sorry I’m a little off topic here. I like that Channelock design above. For me, my go-to pocket pliers are the water pump pliers. We call them “channelhammers” at work. It’s very often 1/4 mile or more back to real tools so we use what we have to fix things. Pound for pound I feel this style grips the best. The Sunday version 😊 For traditional slip joints I prefer the “Talon Grip” snap on pliers. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stronger800 Posted August 3 Share Posted August 3 39 minutes ago, KWRB said: Jamestown is home of Crescent. Channellock is from Meadville (Meadeville?), PA. My error. It’s possible I’ve seen them both. Youngest daughter goes to school in Pittsburgh, so I have been driving central New York to Pittsburgh 410 miles a few times a year for the last three years. I jump off the beaten path once in a while. Now I can’t remember which one I had seen most recently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lotsaIHCs Posted August 3 Author Share Posted August 3 33 minutes ago, Sledgehammer said: Sorry I’m a little off topic here. I like that Channelock design above. For me, my go-to pocket pliers are the water pump pliers. We call them “channelhammers” at work. It’s very often 1/4 mile or more back to real tools so we use what we have to fix things. Pound for pound I feel this style grips the best. The Sunday version 😊 For traditional slip joints I prefer the “Talon Grip” snap on pliers. All good! It's still tool talk! I recently bought these needle nose pliers from my Snap On dealer. They were on backorder for a while because they were selling faster than they anticipated. Think I'll get the smaller ones too. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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oleman Posted August 3 Share Posted August 3 A very popular tool line when I was a kid was Western Auto house brand, (life time warantee, honored at any WA store) the first tool I ever bought was a Western Auto, 1/2 x 9/16 open end to get the wheel nuts off my bicycle in 55! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike newman Posted August 3 Share Posted August 3 ...'found'' this at the Rainbow Station "wet' farm.....in an abandoned generator shed.... ..a German made set spanner with 3/4 and 25/32 ...never seen 25/32 in set spanner before..only sockets and ring spanners Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Beale Posted August 3 Share Posted August 3 The first set of decent fencing pliers I ever got was a set of Utica 1000/10 ones in the early 1960's. Up to then we had mostly Elliot and Lucas (UK) and Henry Boker (German) - neither of which liked high tensile wire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillman Posted August 3 Share Posted August 3 if anyone gets up the the Great White North and want a conversation set of wrenches go to Canadian Tire and pick up a set of their Professional set of wrenches. very nice finish, excellent price with lifetime warranty 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
560Dennis Posted August 4 Share Posted August 4 Channel lock still in Meadville pa, I would get western auto wizard tools , had to drive to get craftsman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillman Posted August 4 Share Posted August 4 3 hours ago, mike newman said: ...'found'' this at the Rainbow Station "wet' farm.....in an abandoned generator shed.... ..a German made set spanner with 3/4 and 25/32 ...never seen 25/32 in set spanner before..only sockets and ring spanners Mike I have a set that was my Dads . post WW2? been around longer than I have, they are a thin wrench but good quality. Western Germany on them but no name. odd size in the set like yours 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IHKeith Posted August 4 Share Posted August 4 9 hours ago, lotsaIHCs said: All good! It's still tool talk! I recently bought these needle nose pliers from my Snap On dealer. They were on backorder for a while because they were selling faster than they anticipated. Think I'll get the smaller ones too. I got the bigger pair one week and the smaller pair the next week, my Snap On dealer is a good salesman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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